Charges Dropped Against Leslie Pope and Not Boyfriend Guy

So, remember Leslie Pope (AKA my new girlfriend even though she won’t return my phone calls, weirdo) and how she told the Lehigh Pub to go fuck itself after they wanted to charge her the automatic gratuity after she got shitty service and she went to jail and she got like 47 tattoos and was just released on bail and she went back with a 2x4 and totally beat up the owner for fucking with her?

Well, ok, some of that isn’t true, but it looks like the city of Bethlehem is sticking behind Pope.

Bethlehem police plan to withdraw theft charges against two college students who refused to leave a tip at a local pub for what they said was bad service, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said today.

John P. Wagner, 24, of Wayne, N.J., and Leslie A. Pope, 22, of Pottsville were charged last month with a summary offense of theft of services after they wouldn’t pay the more than $16 tip they were charged by Lehigh Pub on E. Fourth Street.

The case has captured national attention and brought debate over a daily restaurant question: Is a tip mandatory or a reward for good service?

“We’re so glad this will be over,” said Pope’s mother, Denise Pope of Pottsville. “It’s been a whirlwind of a week for my daughter.”

Leslie Pope attends Moravian College and Wagner attends Lehigh University.

The police complaint issued Oct. 23 said Wagner and Pope paid only $73.87 of a $90.22 bill. Denise Pope said her daughter told her the remainder was for a supposedly 18 percent tip that her party was being charged.

Leslie Pope told her mother the service was poor and after their salad and wings were dropped off, they never saw their waitress again. Denise Pope said her daughter and seven friends had to get their own drinks at the bar and search for silverware.

Morganelli said Bethlehem Commissioner Randy Miller told him Friday that the department planned to drop the charges, a move Morganelli said he agrees with. Source

Apparently Pope and the other guy (who is totally not her boyfriend, right?) are going to be on CNN and whatever. I guess that’s OK and all and I get that this is an interesting story, but is it THAT interesting?

What’s that? Leslie Pope is super hot? Oh, yeah I forgot, ok it’s interesting enough.

What time is she going to be on CNN? I need to be prepared.